One year later Gordon revisits Francesco to see if he really has swallowed the Ramsay medicine and turned the Walnut Tree around. Last year it was in BIG TROUBLE, with no head chef and dwindling customers, and Francesco had been forced to sell the family home to keep the place afloat. Worse, as things went from bad to NIGHTMARE, he tried to run the kitchen as well as front of house. With its Michelin star in jeopardy, Gordon's priority was to recruit a new head chef so that Francesco could concentrate on his customers.